More Fabric Designs & A Spoonflower Shop

I keep saying that digital fabric design is fun because for me it *really* is! I created a variety of fabric designs before filming my newest DVD, but since then I've created more just because I like doing it. (I think that's a good enough reason, don't you?) The designs are already in my Spoonflower design library, so I thought what the heck, maybe someone else might be interested in them. That said, I opened a Spoonflower shop today. Here's the link: http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/dianedoran

And here area some of the designs in the shop:

I'm having lots of fun with Spoonflower's Performance Knit fabric. I've made 3 shirts from it, and they have a lovely drape and wash very well. The Performance Knit also has exceptionally vibrant colors.

Spoonflower Fabrics

Back in March, following Sue Reno's lead, I decided to take the plunge and order some fabric from Spoonflower. These are the two fabric designs I ordered:

This is derived from the background of my quilt The Gathering.

This is derived from the background of a quilt design I'm still working on.

Overall I'm very pleased with the fabrics - the quality is good, and there's an impressive amount of detail. There was some banding, particularly on the top fabric, that probably only I would notice. I'm fairly certain this was a hiccup in the printing process, because there was no banding on other areas of the fabric with the same design elements and colors. For my purposes this wasn't a showstopper.

I ordered the fabrics on a whim, so did not order swatches to make sure the colors would be exactly as expected. I was OK knowing that this would result in some serendipity, but if you want your colors to match something you really should order a swatch.

Does this mean I'll stop printing fabric for my quilts on my own printer? No, but it's a nice alternative if I want yardage of a special design.